Detecting cancer by breath volatile organic compound analysis: A review of array-based sensors

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Queralto, Nuria ^a   Berliner, Anders N ^a   Goldsmith, Brett ^b   Martino, Raymond ^a   Rhodes, Paul ^a,b   Lim, Sung H ^a  

^a Metabolomx   (United States)

^b Nanosense   (United States)

Author keywords

breath analysis; cancer detection; electronic nose; sensor array

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY CANCER; ELECTRONIC NOSE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; EQUIPMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BREATH TESTS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; COLORIMETRY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84901602288     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/8/2/027112     Document Type: Review

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